The word of the day is phosphogypsum: a waste product of the fertilizer industry full of sketchy substances that decay into sketchier substances best avoided by living creatures who enjoy being ...

Phosphogypsum and process wastewater from phosphogypsum facilities are currently excluded from certain federal hazardous waste regulations. Today’s petition asks the EPA to begin overseeing the safe ...

TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a controversial proposal that would lead to using phosphogypsum, a radioactive byproduct of the phosphate industry ...

The EPA claims keeping phosphogypsum under 4 inches of asphalt is as safe as a storage stack. The Biden administration reversed a 2020 Trump-era decision to use radioactive waste in roads.

The Biden administration’s approval allows Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC to construct a road made of phosphogypsum on its property in New Wales, Fla. Phosphogypsum contains radium, which decays to form ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following Hurricane Ian’s path of destruction across Florida, demolished roads and collapsed bridges highlight the danger of proposals to use toxic, radioactive phosphogypsum ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted preliminary approval for a pilot project allowing Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC to construct a road using phosphogypsum – a radioactive byproduct ...